Nuclear fusion

DIII-D National Fusion Facility, NERSC, and ESnet Collaboration Speeds Nuclear Fusion Research

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onsdag, maj 29, 2024
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, EFIT, Electron, IRI, Sun, Nuclear fusion, CAKE, Plasma, Princeton University, Science, Energy Sciences Network, Heart, NERSC, DOE, Workforce, Consistency, Carbon, General Atomics, Database, Research, Physics, Computer, Workflow, Data analysis, Behavior, DIII, Environment, Natural Resources, HPC

This new collaboration leverages high-performance computing (HPC) at NERSC, DOE’s high-speed data network (ESnet), and DIII-D’s rich diagnostic suite to make important data from fusion experiments more useful and available to the global fusion research community, helping to accelerate the realization of fusion energy production.

Key Points: 
  • This new collaboration leverages high-performance computing (HPC) at NERSC, DOE’s high-speed data network (ESnet), and DIII-D’s rich diagnostic suite to make important data from fusion experiments more useful and available to the global fusion research community, helping to accelerate the realization of fusion energy production.
  • At DIII-D, researchers perform experiments to understand how to harness nuclear fusion energy as a viable energy source.
  • This may make it easier for early-career researchers with smaller professional networks to collaborate with these experts in their research projects.
  • This Superfacility collaboration between DIII-D, NERSC and ESnet successfully demonstrates the value in combining experimental scientific simulations with compute resources leading to solutions needed to realize fusion energy production.

Surge in Power Demand, Green Energy Transition Fuel Investor Opportunities, PGIM Research Finds

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torsdag, maj 16, 2024
Oil, Gas, Coal, Alternative Energy, Energy, Green Technology, Technology, Finance, Nuclear, Professional Services, Environment, Mining, Minerals, Artificial Intelligence, Natural Resources, Other Energy, Utilities, Copper, Nuclear fusion, Intelligence, Geography, Metal, Risk, Wind, Prudential Financial, Carbon, PGIM, Natural gas, Research, Face, Mineral, Electricity, Multimedia, PRU, Renewable energy

“No source of energy and electricity is perfect,” said Shehriyar Antia, PGIM’s head of Thematic Research.

Key Points: 
  • “No source of energy and electricity is perfect,” said Shehriyar Antia, PGIM’s head of Thematic Research.
  • Companies that supply, facilitate and adapt throughout the transition will offer the best investment opportunities:
    Critical components for renewable power infrastructure – Renewable power generation is soaring in every region.
  • Leaning into lower-carbon fossil fuels – There is a need to meet rising demand for energy while renewable power infrastructure is being built.
  • In fact, some research suggests traditional energy firms may actually be leaders in select areas of innovative green tech.

Global Quantum Computing Industry Forecast to 2029 with IBM, D-Wave Quantum, Amazon, Microsoft, and Rigetti Computing Dominating - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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tisdag, maj 14, 2024
Technology, Other Technology, Cloud, Nuclear fusion, Rigetti Computing, Quantum computing, Biology, Market development, Region, USD, Health, Quantum annealing, Investment, Amazon Web Services, Pulse, IBM, Chemistry, POSTECH, Research, Growth, Molecular biology, Student, Machine learning, Nanotechnology, KAIST, Energy, Microscope

The quantum computing market is expected to grow from USD 1.3 billion in 2024 to USD 5.3 billion by 2029, at a CAGR of 32.7% during the forecast period.

Key Points: 
  • The quantum computing market is expected to grow from USD 1.3 billion in 2024 to USD 5.3 billion by 2029, at a CAGR of 32.7% during the forecast period.
  • The report will help the stakeholders with information on the closest approximations of the revenue for the overall quantum computing market and the subsegments.
  • The demand for quantum computing is increasing due to baking & finance applications, government initiatives, and technological advancements.
  • Leading players operating in the quantum computing market include IBM (US), D-Wave Quantum Inc. (Canada), Amazon (US), Microsoft (US), and Rigetti Computing (US).

Global Times: China and France open a new chapter in joint exploration of nuclear energy after 40 years of partnership and trust

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onsdag, maj 8, 2024
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He noted that nuclear energy cooperation is an important part of the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and France.

Key Points: 
  • He noted that nuclear energy cooperation is an important part of the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and France.
  • The nuclear energy cooperation between China and France has a long history and continues to deepen.
  • Cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy has become an important part of the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and France.
  • The deepening cooperation in the nuclear energy field between China and France will undoubtedly bring more solutions and surprises to humanity.

Steve Jurvetson, a Renowned Silicon Valley Investor, Joins TMC’s Board of Directors as Vice Chairman and Special Advisor to the CEO

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onsdag, april 10, 2024
Copper, Skype, SpaceX, Nuclear fusion, TMC, Investment, AI, Innovation system, Planet Labs, Vice, Collection, Manganese, Cobalt, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, Initial public offering, Growth, Nickel, Renewable energy

For over 25 years, Mr. Jurvetson has been known for his early-stage venture investments in some of the world’s most impactful technology companies.

Key Points: 
  • For over 25 years, Mr. Jurvetson has been known for his early-stage venture investments in some of the world’s most impactful technology companies.
  • Gerard Barron, Chairman and CEO of TMC, stated: “Steve Jurvetson is not just a legendary investor but a visionary with wide and deep-ranging curiosity.
  • With the increasing volume of scientific data at our disposal, it is imperative that we elevate the discourse on deep-seafloor metals.
  • I look forward to working with TMC to execute its forward-looking mission and maximize value to shareholders and stakeholders.”

ASP Isotopes Inc. Enters Into a Contract with U.S.-Based Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Company for Project Focused on Engineering Design and Planning for Enrichment Facility for the Production of Advanced Nuclear Fuels

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måndag, april 8, 2024
Nuclear fusion, Isotope, Uranium, Small modular reactor, ASP, Carbon, SMR, HALEU, IEA, ASPI, Renewable energy

The advanced nuclear fuels required during the next fifty years are expected to differ significantly from those used in the last fifty years.

Key Points: 
  • The advanced nuclear fuels required during the next fifty years are expected to differ significantly from those used in the last fifty years.
  • Without these advanced nuclear fuels, the world stands little chance of meeting 2050 climate goals.
  • Specifically, many SMRs in the future will require HALEU (High Assay Low Enriched Uranium) and nuclear fusion will require Lithium-6.
  • To meet 2050 climate goals, this must occur with a zero increase in carbon emissions.

RocketStar Announces Successful Demonstration of Fusion-Enhanced Pulsed Plasma Electric Propulsion

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onsdag, mars 20, 2024
Nuclear fusion, Radiation, USSF, Plasma, Georgia Tech, Boron, Proton, SBIR, University, Spacecraft, OTV, Carbon, AFWERX, Nuclear engineering, Alpha, Firestar, Gamma, SpaceX, ION Satellite Carrier, Lithium

NEW YORK, March 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RocketStar Inc. has successfully demonstrated the FireStar Drive, a groundbreaking electric propulsion unit for spacecraft that uses nuclear fusion-enhanced pulsed plasma.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, March 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RocketStar Inc. has successfully demonstrated the FireStar Drive, a groundbreaking electric propulsion unit for spacecraft that uses nuclear fusion-enhanced pulsed plasma.
  • This innovative device significantly boosts the performance of RocketStar's base water-fueled pulsed plasma thruster by utilizing a unique form of aneutronic nuclear fusion.
  • The fusion discovery was first made during an SBIR Phase 1 for AFWERX where boronated water was introduced into the pulsed plasma thruster’s exhaust plume.
  • “We are very excited to test FireStar for RocketStar,” said Brent Abbott, CRO at Rogue Space Systems.

Canada Strengthens Global Cooperation on Energy and Climate at 2024 IEA Ministerial

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onsdag, februari 14, 2024
Lithium, Committee, IEA, Mining, Sustainability, Indigenous peoples, Transport, ESG, Government, Natural Resources, International Energy Agency, Biodiversity, Press release, Climate change, Paramount, History, Private sector, Gas, BNEF, Nuclear energy, Organization, Bloomberg L.P., Policy, Nuclear fusion, Legislation, European Commission, Recycling, Research, Methane, Wind, Renewable energy

The IEA is the leading global intergovernmental organization that provides independent analysis, data and policy recommendations on the global energy sector.

Key Points: 
  • The IEA is the leading global intergovernmental organization that provides independent analysis, data and policy recommendations on the global energy sector.
  • While at the IEA, Minister Wilkinson advanced the following priorities on behalf of the Government of Canada, all of which were reflected in the final IEA Ministerial Communique :
    1.
  • Implementing the Canada–US Memorandum of Understanding on Energy Cooperation, signed in June 2021, on sustainable and equitable energy transitions, clean energy innovation, connectivity and low-carbon transportation.
  • Canada is pleased to support the international energy and climate cooperation, research and programs of the IEA under the leadership of Dr.

AI tools produce dazzling results – but do they really have ‘intelligence’?

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tisdag, februari 13, 2024
Algorithm, Artificial intelligence, AI, Intelligence, Research, Small business, Generative, Magic, ChatGPT, Synthetic media, Nuclear fusion, Hallucination, Disease, Human, Medical device

Altman clearly has big plans for his company’s technology, but is the future of AI really this rosy?

Key Points: 
  • Altman clearly has big plans for his company’s technology, but is the future of AI really this rosy?
  • Today’s AI systems – particularly generative AI tools such as ChatGPT – are not truly intelligent.

What is AI?

  • This definition, like many others, is a little blurry: should we call spreadsheets AI, as they can carry out calculations that once would have been a high-level human task?
  • How about factory robots, which have not only replaced humans but in many instances surpassed us in their ability to perform complex and delicate tasks?

Making decisions vs generating outputs

  • Discriminative AI helps with making decisions, such as whether a bank should give a loan to a small business, or whether a doctor diagnoses a patient with disease X or disease Y. AI technologies of this kind have existed for decades, and bigger and better ones are emerging all the time.
  • Read more:
    AI is everywhere – including countless applications you've likely never heard of

    Generative AI systems, on the other hand – ChatGPT, Midjourney and their relatives – generate outputs in response to inputs: in other words, they make things up.

  • This appears to be an inherent defect of the technology, which uses a kind of neural network called a transformer.

AI, but not intelligent

  • In the 1980s, I worked on a computer system designed to provide expert medical advice on laboratory results.
  • However, the system wasn’t intelligent at all.
  • It was really just a kind of look-up table which matched lab test results to high-level diagnostic and patient management advice.

What is real intelligence?

  • If algorithms can produce dazzling results of the kind we see from ChatGPT without being intelligent, what is real intelligence?
  • We might say intelligence is insight: the judgement that something is or is not a good idea.
  • Already, it provides extremely useful tools for transforming and presenting (but not discovering) information, and tools for turning specifications into code are already in routine use.
  • It is not magic, but a very clever magician’s trick: an algorithm that is the product of extraordinary human ingenuity.


Paul Compton was a founder of Pacific Knowledge Systems, later renamed Beamtree, but no longer has any involvement
with the company.

Global Times: Chinese Gen-Zers aim for journey to the sky with more imaginative innovation propelled by China's modernization process

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tisdag, december 26, 2023
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At an altitude of 400,000 meters above the earth, the carefully raised marlins would eventually appear on Taikonauts' dinner table.

Key Points: 
  • At an altitude of 400,000 meters above the earth, the carefully raised marlins would eventually appear on Taikonauts' dinner table.
  • "We are looking forward to see our experimental project would be adopted," Li told the Global Times with excitement.
  • The dream not only provides a solid guarantee for the grand goal of the Chinese path to modernization, but also gives Chinese youth a more imaginative spirit of innovation, and a grander aspiration.
  • "Maybe in one day, I can become a fellow traveler on the dream journey to the sea of stars."